Tent



May 7, 1935.

F. M. POWERS TENT Filed Aug. 1, 1954 Fran? jf Powe/746,

MQMMQM/W Patented May 7, 1931s i n u 2,000,044

im" n. am 1, ma' n.111., w 'gm ormethird to Tlmmas UJJowers .and.one-third .to David W. Powersytboth ofhicagoflll. Y f l. .Y ,Y MiemingMust l.,y 1934, Serial No. 738,004

, l 'ammaswiisfn" z v'LEihis iirrventi'onrelate'sto impts intents tentiineluding tour 'triangular `sheets forxao'es el! and fespeciallyapplicable' to the se-cailed with theirflower .edges fjoined totheupper-i tent wielen single runterladen-Mcm of the sidewalls 'what the`eawzes 455; :I6-indice; may beapplied ttol a tent nf practicallythescentertpole' for the itente. I I u or fshmxe hai/mg*waBlsnndItep-cozmectedet i .inside of :the :tent .at the :eaves."Izzprmden the eaves, in whiuhsnoh eaves :are arbore the top squareframe comprising "four relatively stm' sur of the door. j Y j rigidbants:151 vjoined togethemattheirends'oybolts .Amongsthe features df'fmyxrmenuiyn Jisithe ppoil.' .Dhe'se barstfor example, *in a tent .sevenfleet vision of a frame tat yeaves squareat the:bottornfamdubo1rti6f6highfat l0 bars suitably eemnectedtogether. By the use of center 'may be.made iefvvstmp ironksubstantially ist) such a frame, the desired shapeof the tent is 3A" x IAB" in cross-section. The bolts I8 extendmaintained and the top and walls thereof are upwardly through grommetsat the corners of the kept straight and in proper position. tent andWing nuts I9 are applied to the bolts.

Another feature of my invention is the provi- Inside of the tent, forthe purpose of assistsion of flexible tension members connecting the ingin keeping the bars` I1 straight, are provided l5 middles of the rods tothe top of the tent pole, four nexible tension members or ropes 20, eachwhereby the rods may be kept from sagging and provided with aconventional tightener 2|. The maintained in proper position. By the useof upper ends of the ropes are attached to a ring such tension membersor guys, a relatively light 22 over the pin IIi8L in the top of the poleI6. One

zo material may be used for constructing the rOdS of the ropes liesunder and adjacent the cen- 20 comprising the frame. ter line of eachface I4a of the top, and the lower MY imDrOVed tent iS light, durableand roomy; end of each rope carries a suitable hook 23 which and may beereCtedOI taken dOWn in a relatively engages the bar I1 near its center.The tighten- Short time. The inventions herein Claimed iners 2| areadjusted so that the bars I1 are pre- 5 crease the utility of the tentwithout a material vented from bowing downwardly and held 25 increase inweight or cost of manufacture. straight and adjacent to and in registrywith Other features and advantages 0f mv invention the eave line I5. Ina tent, as referred to above, Will appear more fully aS I proceed Withmy' with a seven foot square bottom, each of the bars specification. I1may be, for example, approximately four feet so For the purpose 0fillustrating the invention, long. By using the tension members 2o toassist 30 I have herein Shown the Same applied t0 a fOulfin holding thebars I1 in proper position, there sided umbrella tent with a centerpele, although is no sacrifice of head room by the use of objecit isobvious that the tent may have fewer or tional horizontal braces, moresides. While I have shown and described certain emu In that fOrm 0fdeviee embodying Ithe features bodiments of my invention, it is to beunderstood 3" 0f my inventiOn ShOWn in `the accompanying that itk iscapable of many modifications. drawing- Changes, therefore, in theconstruction and ar- Figure 1 is a view in perspective; Fig. 2 is arangement may be made without departing from f top plan view of theframe and tension ropes, the spirit and scope of the invention asdisclosed 40 showing the same with the tent removed; Fig. 3 is in theappended claims, in which it is my inten- 40 a vertical sectional viewof the upper part of the tion to claim all novelty inherent in myinvention tent; and Fig. 4 iS a View taken aS indicated by the asbroadly as permissible, in view of the prior art. line 4-4 0f Fig. 2.What I claim as new, and desire to secure by As shown in the drawing,the tent has a square Letters patent, is; Y

4.5 bottom and comprises four side walls connected 1 A tent, including;a plurality of side walls; a 40 at their upper edges, 0I eaves, t0 apyramidal tOD- top having a plurality of faces with their lower As hereshown, the side walls slant inwardly from edges joined to the upperedges of the Side Waus; the bottom to the top. It is obvious that thesea, p01@ for the top; a, frame inside of the tent, in- Walls may Slantinwardly t0 any degree desired cluding a bar adjacent the junction ofeach side 01 may be Vertieal- The Side Walls are indicated wall and topface with means for connecting the by l0, l0, One 0f Said Walls beingProvided With a ends of said bars together; and means for supdOOrOpening ll. l2 may indicate the COnVenporting said frame, said meansincluding tension tional awning over the door supported `by two membersextending from the top of the pole to vertical poles I3, I3, in front ofthe tent. said frame,

I4 indicates a pyramidal roof or top for the 2. A tent as claimedin'claim 1, in which the means for supporting the frame includes memberscarried by the frame and extending through the tent material andprovided with fastening means outside of the tent.

3. A tent as claimed in claim 1, in which the means for supporting theframe includes bolts carried by the frame and extending through the tentmaterial and provided with nuts outside of thetent. Y

4. A tent including; four upwardly and inwardly slanting side walls; apyramidal top having the lower edges of its four faces attached to theupper edges of said sideV walls; a center pole for said' f top; a barinside of the tent adjacent the junction of each side Walland topface;bolts con-l necting the ends of said bars, said bolts extending upwardlythrough the tent, and nuts outside' of the tent on said bolts..

5. A tent, including; four `upwardly and jin--` wardly slanting sidewalls; a pyramidal top hav-v ing the lower edges of. its fouryfacesattached to the upper edges of said side walls; a center pole for saidtop; a bar inside ofthe tent adjacent the Vjunction of each side walland top face; bolts a top having a plurality of faces with their loweredges joined to the upper edges of the side walls; a pole for the top; aframe inside of the tent, including a bar adjacent the junction of eachside wall and top face with means for connecting the ends of said barstogether; and means for supporting said frame, said means includingmembers extending through vthe tent material and provided with fasteningmeans outside of the tent, andtension members extending from the top ofthe pole to the center portions of the bars of the frame.

'7. A tent, including; a plurality of side walls; a top having aplurality of faces with their lower ledges-joinedto the' upper edges ofthe side walls;

ajpole for the top; a frame inside of the tent,

including a bar'adjacent the junction of each V.side wall and topfacewith means for connecting the `ends of said bars together; and means forsupporting said frame, said means including members adjacent the ends ofthe bars extending throu'ghgthe tentmaterial and provided with fasteningmeans outside of the tent, and tension members extending from lthe topof the pole to the center portions of the bars of the frame.

8. A tent *as4 claimed in claim 6, in which the tension members areadjustable.

. 9. A tent as claimed in claim 7, in which the tension members areadjustable. v FRANK M. POWERS.

